Benhadad’s Escape, an Encouragement for Sinners
Charles H Spurgeon

How does your child come to you when he needs anything? Does he open a big book, and begin reading, "My dear, esteemed, and venerated parent in the effulgence of thy parental benificence...." Nothing of the kind. He says - "Father, my clothes are worn out, please buy me a new coat," or else he says - "I am hungry, let me have something to eat."

That is the way to pray, and there is no prayer which God accepts but that kind of prayer - right straight from the heart, and right straight to God’s heart.

We miss the mark when we go about to gather gaudy words. What! gaudy words on the lips of a poor sinner! Fine phrases from a rebel!

There is more true eloquence in "God be merciful to me a sinner," than in all the books of devotion which bishops, and archbishops, and divines ever compiled!